noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, feminine of candidus
Date: 1939
any of a genus ( Candida ) of parasitic fungi that resemble yeasts, occur especially in the mouth, vagina, and intestinal tract where they are usually benign but can become pathogenic, and have been grouped with the imperfect fungi but are now often placed with the ascomycetes, candidal adjective
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